Pacific Clipper Postal History During World War II
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Posted : August 12, 1940 at Marseilles
Route : Marseilles to Lisbon by European transport - probably air / rail combination; Lisbon to New York by FAM 18 Atlantic Clipper;
USA domestic airlines to San Francisco; FAM 19 AMERICAN Clipper departed San Francisco on Sep 11, arriving Auckland Sep 16;
TEAL to Sydney; backstamped Sydney Sep 18, 1940.
Notes : Two-ocean airmail cover from Vichy France, endorsed Via Lisbonne USA indicating the route via Atlantic Clipper from Lisbon and across the USA, then via Pacific Clipper.
The back stamp of Sep 18 in Sydney confirms that this cover was carried on the 1st Revenue Passenger Flight to New Zealand, which arrived in Auckland on Sep 16.
Rate : 12.50 fr
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France to Australia
(First Revenue Passenger Flight to New Zealand )
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Posted : January 26, 1941 at Lompnes, Ain
Route : Lompnes to Lisbon, by European transport - probably air / rail combination; Lisbon to New York by FAM 18 Atlantic Clipper;
USA domestic airlines to San Francisco; FAM 14 to Hong Kong; by surface or unknown air carrier to Haiphong, Indo China;
surface to destination.
Notes : Rare two-ocean airmail cover from France, endorsed Voie Transatlantic et Panamerican Airways indicating Pan Am's two-ocean airmail service via Atlantic Clipper from Lisbon,
across the USA, and then via Pacific Clipper. This is only the 2nd two-ocean airmail cover I have seen originating from France. The cover has a PC 90 Censor tape from Bermuda, Examiner 3640,
confirming the two-ocean route.
Rate : 20.00 fr
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France to Indo China
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Posted : June 10, 1941 at Nice
Route : Nice to Lisbon by European transport - air / rail combination; Lisbon to New York by FAM 18 Atlantic Clipper;
USA domestic airlines to San Francisco; Pan Am FAM 19 service from San Francisco to Noumea, New Caledonia; Noumea to
Bourail, by surface transport.
Notes : Two-ocean airmail cover from France, with French WK3 censor handstamp,
US Army Examiner 14428 boxed hand stamp, and New Caledonia Travaux Public cachet on reverse. There is a hand written note indicating the cover was received on July 6, 1941.
The American Clipper arrived in Noumea on July 6.
Rate : 16 fr
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France to New Caledonia
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